Q. My 10 year old daughter has had a best friend for over a year now. However, she is starting to find her a bit clingy. She still likes her but she wants to spread her wings a bit and is not sure how to do this without...
Q. My year 8 daughter has a group of friends and at the moment when she walks to meet them (at break for example) they giggle and run off. Two of these ‘Friends’ usually get the school bus home with her but j...
A MyDaughter subscriber asks: Q. My 14 year old daughter likes school but she seems generally unhappy and I think it is to do with problems she has being accepted by some of the other girls. She has a best friend and the...
Why are friendships so important to girls-*and why is it the end of the world when they go wrong?* Most girls want to have friends-have someone to share secrets with, who looks out for them each morning-and someone who...
From a young age, girls start to develop friendships, and they become of increasing importance as they get older. As with family relationships, they are usually multi-layered and very complex, being heavily charged with p...
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